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==History==
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In mid-2007, A10 Networks launched AX Series, a family of [[application delivery controller]]s/[[Load balancing (computing)|load balancing]] appliances, which won Best of Show at Interop 2007 in the Network Infrastructure (middle range) category.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Best of Interop Winners | accessdate = 2009-07-21 | url = http://www.networkcomputing.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=21&imageID=1&articleID=199701913 | work = Network Computing | publisher = Network Computing | date = 2007-05-19 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2008 the AX Series won Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo for best Carrier/Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution.<ref>{{Cite web | title = A10 Networks' AX Series Wins Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo 2008 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | url = http://www.a10networks.com/news/2008/080612-interop.php | work = Network Computing | publisher = A10 Networks | date = 2008-06-16 }}</ref> In 2009, the AX Series won two Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo awards in the Network Infrastructure and ShowNet Product categories.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Best of Show Award 2009 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | url = http://www.interop.jp/exhibition/bsa.html | work = Interop | publisher = Interop | date = 2009-06-30 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100107201427/http://www.interop.jp/exhibition/bsa.html| archivedate= 7 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> And in 2010, the 64-bit AX Series family of application delivery controllers won Best of Microsoft TechEd for Networking.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Congratulations to the Winners of Best of Tech Ed 2010 | accessdate = 2010-06-14 | url = http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-news/Winners-Best-of-TechEd/2.aspx | work = WindowsItPro | publisher = Penton Media | date = 2010-06-14 }}</ref> In 2011, A10 Networks received an Inc. 500 award as a fast growth private company in North America for the second consecutive year, including #1 Computer Hardware vendor,<ref>{{Cite web | title = America's Fastest-Growing Computer Hardware Company | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/magazine/201109/inc-500-lee-chen-a10-networks.html | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref> Top 10 Internet company<ref>{{Cite web | title = Top 10 Internet Companies | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/ss/2011-inc-5000-top-10-internet-companies?slide=9 | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref> and an entrepreneur award for CEO Lee Chen.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Top 10 East Asian Entrepreneurs | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/ss/2011-inc-5000-top-10-east-asian-run-companies?slide=1#1 | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref>
In mid-2007, A10 Networks launched AX Series, a family of [[application delivery controller]]s/[[Load balancing (computing)|load balancing]] appliances, which won Best of Show at Interop 2007 in the Network Infrastructure (middle range) category.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best of Interop Winners |accessdate=2009-07-21 |url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=21&imageID=1&articleID=199701913 |work=Network Computing |publisher=Network Computing |date=2007-05-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090712080032/http://www.networkcomputing.com:80/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=21&imageID=1&articleID=199701913 |archivedate=July 12, 2009 }}</ref> In 2008 the AX Series won Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo for best Carrier/Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution.<ref>{{Cite web | title = A10 Networks' AX Series Wins Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo 2008 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | url = http://www.a10networks.com/news/2008/080612-interop.php | work = Network Computing | publisher = A10 Networks | date = 2008-06-16 }}</ref> In 2009, the AX Series won two Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo awards in the Network Infrastructure and ShowNet Product categories.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Best of Show Award 2009 | accessdate = 2010-01-20 | url = http://www.interop.jp/exhibition/bsa.html | work = Interop | publisher = Interop | date = 2009-06-30 | archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100107201427/http://www.interop.jp/exhibition/bsa.html| archivedate= 7 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> And in 2010, the 64-bit AX Series family of application delivery controllers won Best of Microsoft TechEd for Networking.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Congratulations to the Winners of Best of Tech Ed 2010 | accessdate = 2010-06-14 | url = http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/product-news/Winners-Best-of-TechEd/2.aspx | work = WindowsItPro | publisher = Penton Media | date = 2010-06-14 }}</ref> In 2011, A10 Networks received an Inc. 500 award as a fast growth private company in North America for the second consecutive year, including #1 Computer Hardware vendor,<ref>{{Cite web | title = America's Fastest-Growing Computer Hardware Company | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/magazine/201109/inc-500-lee-chen-a10-networks.html | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref> Top 10 Internet company<ref>{{Cite web | title = Top 10 Internet Companies | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/ss/2011-inc-5000-top-10-internet-companies?slide=9 | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref> and an entrepreneur award for CEO Lee Chen.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Top 10 East Asian Entrepreneurs | accessdate = 2011-09-01 | url = http://www.inc.com/ss/2011-inc-5000-top-10-east-asian-run-companies?slide=1#1 | work = Inc. 500 | publisher = Inc. 500 | date = 2011-09-01 }}</ref>


In August 2012, a jury in California found A10 Networks responsible for intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, awarding [[Brocade Communications Systems]] a $112 million verdict.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Brocade awarded $112M verdict in dispute with A10 |date= August 7, 2012 |author= John Ribeiro |work= Computer World |accessdate = July 12, 2013 |url = http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230038/Brocade_awarded_112M_verdict_in_dispute_with_A10 }}</ref> On May 21, 2013, A10 and Brocade reached a settlement of their legal disputes.<ref>{{Cite news |title = A10 Networks and Brocade Reach Settlement of Legal Disputes |date= May 21, 2013 |work = A10 Networks | publisher = A10 Networks |accessdate = August 28, 2013 |url = http://www.a10networks.com/news/2013/20130520-A10_Networks_and_Brocade_Reach_Settlement_of_Legal_Disputes.php }}</ref>
In August 2012, a jury in California found A10 Networks responsible for intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, awarding [[Brocade Communications Systems]] a $112 million verdict.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Brocade awarded $112M verdict in dispute with A10 |date= August 7, 2012 |author= John Ribeiro |work= Computer World |accessdate = July 12, 2013 |url = http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230038/Brocade_awarded_112M_verdict_in_dispute_with_A10 }}</ref> On May 21, 2013, A10 and Brocade reached a settlement of their legal disputes.<ref>{{Cite news |title = A10 Networks and Brocade Reach Settlement of Legal Disputes |date= May 21, 2013 |work = A10 Networks | publisher = A10 Networks |accessdate = August 28, 2013 |url = http://www.a10networks.com/news/2013/20130520-A10_Networks_and_Brocade_Reach_Settlement_of_Legal_Disputes.php }}</ref>

Revision as of 05:21, 27 January 2016

A10 Networks, Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSE: ATEN
IndustryComputer networking
Founded2004
Headquarters
San Jose, California, USA
Key people
Lee Chen, Founder and CEO
Raj Kumar Jalan, CTO
Number of employees
800 (2015)
Websitewww.a10networks.com

A10 Networks is a U.S. public company specializing in the manufacturing of application delivery controllers (software and hardware). Founded in 2004 by Lee Chen,[1] co-founder of Foundry Networks, A10 originally serviced just the identity management market with its line of ID Series products.[2] In early 2007 they added bandwidth management appliances (EX Series). The company had its initial public offering on March 21, 2014, raising $187.5 million.[3]

History

In mid-2007, A10 Networks launched AX Series, a family of application delivery controllers/load balancing appliances, which won Best of Show at Interop 2007 in the Network Infrastructure (middle range) category.[4] In 2008 the AX Series won Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo for best Carrier/Internet Service Provider (ISP) solution.[5] In 2009, the AX Series won two Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo awards in the Network Infrastructure and ShowNet Product categories.[6] And in 2010, the 64-bit AX Series family of application delivery controllers won Best of Microsoft TechEd for Networking.[7] In 2011, A10 Networks received an Inc. 500 award as a fast growth private company in North America for the second consecutive year, including #1 Computer Hardware vendor,[8] Top 10 Internet company[9] and an entrepreneur award for CEO Lee Chen.[10]

In August 2012, a jury in California found A10 Networks responsible for intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, awarding Brocade Communications Systems a $112 million verdict.[11] On May 21, 2013, A10 and Brocade reached a settlement of their legal disputes.[12]

In May 2013 A10 launched its A10 Thunder Series platforms, which are hardware and software Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs).[13] A10 Thunder Series won awards at the TechEd 2013 show in New Orleans, Louisiana for the Hardware category as well as the Attendees' Pick award.[14]

Products and services

  • A10 Thunder Series platforms, are hardware and software Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) that provide Unified Application Service Gateway functionality by consolidating premium solution modules for intelligent Cloud services in the most efficient form factors. Built on A10's scalable and flexible Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) architecture, the new Thunder Series models consolidate stand-alone solutions encompassing ADCs and Server Load Balancers; and features such as Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT), IPv6 Migration, DNS Application Firewall, Web Application Firewall (WAF), SSL Intercept, next-generation Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection, Application Access Management (AAM), and more, without license fees.[15]
  • The AX Series[16] application delivery controllers consists of 12 models, including nine 64-bit[17] and three 32-bit models. They feature Layer 4-7 server load balancing and application acceleration features and include a range of platforms that vary according to performance. All models include SSL ASIC off-load. Higher performance models add more hardware features, greater port density, more ASIC/FPGA technology and hardware based DDoS protection. With the introduction of 64-bit appliances in October 2011, A10's flagship AX Series box, the AX 5200-11, achieves 4.5 million Layer 4 connections per second and 40 gigabits per second throughput[18] with 660 watts maximum power consumption. In 2010 a cloud computing and virtualization roadmap,[19] SoftADC hypervisor based products (SoftAX and AX-V), a Virtual Chassis (aVCS) and Multi-tenancy features were announced.
  • SoftAX is a virtual or software-based Application Delivery Controller developed by A10. It is part of A10's AX Series ADC family of products.[20] SoftAX can be downloaded instantly and installed into any organization’s existing virtual machine (VM) environment. A10 offers a 30-day free trial of SoftAX for the following hypervisors: VMware ESXi, KVM, Citrix Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.[21]
  • aGalaxy is a network management solution offered by A10. It supports network administrators to manage any A10 Thunder Series or AX Series device or SoftAX from a single point. aGalaxy offers real-time consolidated views of all A10 devices within a network and is flexible to the organization’s needs. aGalaxy solutions range from simplified device management solutions to event management and reporting solutions to encompass an advanced management solution.[22]
  • The EX Series[23] is a bandwidth management appliance and consists of the EX 1100, and 2110. The products include identity reporting[24] with Quality of service and link load balancing. EX Series and ID Series integrate for additional identity tracking features.
  • The ID Series 1100[25] is a network identity management appliance. It includes features for identity tracking, password management and RADIUS.[26]

References

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  2. ^ "A10 Networks". Byte and Switch. United Business Media Limited. 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  3. ^ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304256404579453302038467122
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  6. ^ "Best of Show Award 2009". Interop. Interop. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) [dead link]
  7. ^ "Congratulations to the Winners of Best of Tech Ed 2010". WindowsItPro. Penton Media. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  8. ^ "America's Fastest-Growing Computer Hardware Company". Inc. 500. Inc. 500. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Internet Companies". Inc. 500. Inc. 500. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  10. ^ "Top 10 East Asian Entrepreneurs". Inc. 500. Inc. 500. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  11. ^ John Ribeiro (August 7, 2012). "Brocade awarded $112M verdict in dispute with A10". Computer World. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  12. ^ "A10 Networks and Brocade Reach Settlement of Legal Disputes". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  13. ^ "A10 Unveils Thunder Series Unified Application Service Gateways". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  14. ^ "Congratulations to our Best of TechEd 2013 Winners". Windows IT Pro. Windows IT Pro. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  15. ^ "A10 airs Thunder line of ADCs, along with more DDoS protection". Network World. Network World. 2013-05-01.
  16. ^ "AX Series". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  17. ^ "A10 Networks is releasing its latest Advanced Core Operating System, increasing speed and performance of application delivery in the data centre". IT Pro. IT Pro. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  18. ^ "A10 gives load balancers a 64-bit makeover". Network World. Network World. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  19. ^ "A10 Networks Announces New AX Series Virtualization Product Roadmap". TMCnet.com. Technology Marketing Corporation. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  20. ^ "What's hot at VMworld this year". Network World. Network World. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  21. ^ "A10 Networks Announces New SoftAX Trial Version and Streamlined Automated Download". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  22. ^ "aGalaxy: Centralized Management Solution". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
  23. ^ "EX Series". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  24. ^ "Network Identity and Access Management Appliances". Datamation. WebMedia. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  25. ^ "ID Series". A10 Networks. A10 Networks. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  26. ^ "A10 Networks Helps Tokyo Zokei U Simplify Identity and Password Management". Campus Technology. 1105 Media. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
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